Criminal

Offenders to pay more toward victim services

Picture of Helen Grant for Expert Witness storyFrom 1 October new rules will come into force making more criminals to pay towards supporting victims of crime, following an announcement by Helen Grant (pictured), the minister at the Justice Department responsible for victims' redress.

In an overhaul of the way services for victims and witnesses of crime are funded, the 'victim surcharge' will be increased and extended. Currently offenders who have been fined contribute a surcharge of £15 – accounting for around a sixth of the funding for victims' services. Taxpayers provide the rest. Extending the victim surcharge is part of the government's plan for offenders to provide up to £50m more each year for victim services.

Helen Grant said: "Only one pound in every six that the Government spends supporting victims of crime comes from offenders. Hardworking and innocent taxpayers pay for the rest. This balance is utterly wrong. And it is something that I am determined to change. Criminals create victims: as well as being punished for their crimes, they should help to repair the damage they have done.

"For the first time, more offenders will literally be made to pay for their crimes. And the more serious the sentence, the more they will be forced to pay. Criminals need to step up and recognise the impact their crimes have on others – and they, not law abiding taxpayers, should pay to help victims rebuild their lives."

The money raised will go to support local organisations that have a proven track record in supporting victims at their most vulnerable. Among those that could benefit are children's groups and charities supporting victims of rape, domestic violence, hate crime, burglary, anti-social behaviour and other violent crime – including murder and manslaughter.

The announcement comes just days after it was revealed that around £800,000 has been taken from prisoners' wages in the past year and given to the charity Victim Support.

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